What's the difference between genera and general?

Genera


Definition:

  • (n. pl.) See Genus.
  • (pl. ) of Genus

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The degree of infection and incidence of different genera covering the same period were identical in both series.
  • (2) Minimum inhibitory concentrations for these four antibiotics have been determined against 393 bacterial strains (13 species from eight genera) isolated from clinical materialKanamycin was the least active, 89% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains being resistant.
  • (3) Members of the genera Rickettsia, Coxiella and Rochalimaea show considerable diversity in host cell range (in vivo vs. in vitro), kind of association with host cell (pericellular, intracellular), mode of entry, interactions with various host cell membranes, intracellular localization (intraphagosomal, free in cytoplasm, intranuclear), adaptation to preferred microhabitat (e.g., optimal pH for enzymes), details of growth cycle, mechanisms of host cell damage.
  • (4) Species of the genera Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Debaryomyces and Schwanniomyces were compared from their extent of divergence in three regions from small (18S) and large (25S) subunit ribosomal RNAs comprising a total of 900 nucleotides.
  • (5) This study reports on the comparative in vitro activity of norfloxacin and ten topical antibiotics (nalidixic acid, polymyxin B, colistin, bacitracin, chloramphenicol, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, erythromycin, gentamicin, and tobramycin) against 203 pathogenic eye isolates of 17 genera (37 species).
  • (6) The 192 clinical isolates used in this study included 20 species of the genera Candida, Cryptoccoccus, Saccharomyces, Torulopsis, Trichosporon, Rhodotorula, and Geotrichum.
  • (7) The system was found to be present in representatives of genera that are characteristically facultative anaerobes, but the system was absent in members of those genera that are strictly aerobic.
  • (8) The results of the bacteriological examination of the body surface of A. lumbricoides yielded many genera of bacterial organisms.
  • (9) While members of the genera Actinomyces and Streptococcus may not be directly involved in the microbial progression, these species do appear to be essential to the construction of the network of microbial species that comprise both the subgingival plaque matrix.
  • (10) The green pigments from the fungi of the genera Trichoderma and Penicillium were partially extracted with formic acid.
  • (11) VVA was not detected as a line of complete identity in some 20 other Vibrio species or in 7 other bacterial genera.
  • (12) Bacterial genera in the GAC effluents and in the GAC units themselves were similar to those found in the raw water and in the sand beds.
  • (13) 1966.-Metabolically labeled smooth Escherichia coli lost between 10 and 90% of P(32), compared with control suspensions, when suspended for 60 min in normal serum at 37 C. Similar results were obtained with several other genera of Enterobacteriaceae.
  • (14) Motile, anaerobic gram-negative bacilli belonging to the genera Butyrivibrio, Succinimonas, Succinivibrio, Anaerovibrio, Wolinella, Campylobacter, Desulfovibrio, Selenomonas, and Anaerobiospirillum are being recognized in clinical specimens with increasing frequency.
  • (15) Poly(glycerophosphate) lipoteichoic acids from 24 Gram-positive bacteria of the genera Bacillus, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Listeria, Staphylococcus, and the streptococcal pyogenic and oral group were analyzed.
  • (16) However, the overall homology between RV and the alphaviruses in this region of the genome was only 18%, indicating that these two genera of the Togavirus family are only distantly related.
  • (17) Fourteen Streptomyces strains from various numerical taxonomic classes and representatives of three other genera of actinomycetes were studied using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IND-ELISA) to determine their serological relationships.
  • (18) Among asporogenous anaerobes, the main causative agents of pulmonary abscesses have been found to belong to four genera: Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus.
  • (19) The probe reacted with the pathogenic hardjo and tarassovi leptospiral serovars, but not with other genera of bacteria.
  • (20) Regardless of genera, microorganisms which grew well in fish were able to produce TVA and TVB.

General


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
  • (a.) Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
  • (a.) Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
  • (a.) Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
  • (a.) Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
  • (a.) As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
  • (a.) Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
  • (a.) The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
  • (a.) One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
  • (a.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
  • (a.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
  • (a.) The public; the people; the vulgar.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The generally accepted hypothesis is a coronary spasm but a direct cardiotoxicity of 5-FU cannot be.
  • (2) However, medicines have an important part to play, and it is now generally agreed that for the very poor populations medicines should be restricted to those on an 'essential drugs list' and should be made available as cheaply as possible.
  • (3) No differences between the two substances were observed with respect to side effects and general tolerability.
  • (4) It has been generally believed that the ligand-binding of steroid hormone receptors triggers an allosteric change in receptor structure, manifested by an increased affinity of the receptor for DNA in vitro and nuclear target elements in vivo, as monitored by nuclear translocation.
  • (5) The Cole-Moore effect, which was found here only under a specific set of conditions, thus may be a special case rather than the general property of the membrane.
  • (6) Neuroleptics (chlorpromazine, reserpine and haloperidol) had not such an influence, though they somewhat increased the general activity of the animals.
  • (7) Even though attempts to generalize the data from childbearing women to women of childbearing age have an inherent conservative bias, the results of our study suggest that 988 women (95% CI 713 to 1336) aged 15 to 44 years in Quebec had HIV infection in 1989.
  • (8) A subsample of patients scoring over the recommended threshold (five or above) on the general health questionnaire were interviewed by the psychiatrist to compare the case detection of the general practitioner, an independent psychiatric assessment and the 28-item general health questionnaire at two different cut-off scores.
  • (9) Size analysis of the solubilized IgA IP employing sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation, indicated that these were heterogeneous, with a size generally larger than 19 S.
  • (10) In general, the concentrations measured by bioassay were higher than those by HPLC.
  • (11) Issues such as healthcare and the NHS, food banks, energy and the general cost of living were conspicuous by their absence.
  • (12) These findings suggest that clonidine transdermal disks lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but produce local skin lesions and general side effects.
  • (13) Augmentation of transformation response was generally not seen at 40 degrees C; incubation at that temperature was associated with decreased cellular viability.
  • (14) When compared with self-reported exposures, the sensitivity of both job-exposure matrices was low (on average, below 0.51), while the specificity was generally high (on average, above 0.90).
  • (15) 2009 Visits the US for first time to address the UN general assembly.
  • (16) UN internal investigators delivered a report to the then secretary general, Kofi Annan, but it was not published.
  • (17) Those without sperm, or with cloudy fluid, will require vasoepididymostomy under general or epidural anesthesia, which takes 4-6 hr.
  • (18) Ferrocene derivatives, in general, show a degree of versatility, coupling the electron-transfer reactions of many enzymes.
  • (19) Increased iron levels in basal ganglia were generally associated with normal or elevated levels of ferritin immunoreactivity, for example, the substantia nigra in PSP and possibly MSA, and in putamen in MSA.
  • (20) Other recommendations for immediate action included a review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Medical Council for doctors, with possible changes to their structures; the possible transfer of powers to launch criminal prosecutions for care scandals from the Health and Safety Executive to the Care Quality Council; and a new inspection regime, which would focus more closely on how clean, safe and caring hospitals were.